small tortoiseshell vs Sturdee's Pipistrelle

Aglais urticae compared with Pipistrellus sturdeei

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Sturdee's Pipistrelle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Sturdee's Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Aglais	Pipistrellus
Species	Aglais urticae	Pipistrellus sturdeei

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Sturdee's Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Sturdee's Pipistrelle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Sturdee's Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Sturdee's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.